Ischnocnema Explained

Ischnocnema is a genus of frogs from eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.^{[1] [2] [3]} They comprise the former Eleutherodactylus from this region,^[4] but they are closer to Brachycephalus than the "true" Eleutherodactylus. Consequently, they are now placed in their own genus Ischnocnema in the family Brachycephalidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

The following species: are recognised in the genus Ischnocnema:^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brachycephalidae . 2014 . AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] . Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb . 27 December 2014.
2. Web site: Ischnocnema Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 27 December 2014.
3. Hedges, S. B. . Duellman, W. E. . Heinicke, M. P. . amp. 2008 . New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation . Zootaxa . 1737 . 1–182 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1 .
4. Heinicke . M. P. . W. E. Duellman . S. B. Hedges . amp . 2007 . Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 104 . 24 . 10092–10097 . 10.1073/pnas.0611051104 . 17548823 . 1891260. free .